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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
4
Market quotes for assorted wool types and hides with prices in pence per pound and shillings per stone. Damaged skins and faulty hides noted as low value. goat skins command up to 3s 6d each. Tallow prices listed for mutton and lamb, with ranges for drama and tins.
A short story appears under special arrangement with the proprietors of the copyright. The text signals the involvement of a publisher or rights holder, noting that the work is distributed under an arrangement that favors the creators.
Ammor of The Queen's Captive and A Cavalier's Part II unfolds at a social gathering where Miss Winslade encounters Mr Perc y and the host's daughter Elisa. A witty exchange reveals romantic complications as John Arnold debates marrying a typist against family expectations and wealth.
Market notes show light sales and recent price rises for chaff and fodder. Prices range from £5 1s 1d to £5 28s 0d for prime chaff, £4 12s 6d to £5 0s 0d for medium, with oats in good demand though deliveries steady. Feed weights cited around 3d to 38d per weight unit.
From Our Correspondent reports better than expected wheat yields in Misteret areas with over seven bags per acre in some plots and overall satisfactory harvest. Mining activity is limited aside from Badders, Wheal Ellen, and Fortuna Mines facing machinery delays and workforce shortages. A Northampton Cricket Club social at King's Hall drew a good crowd and Bertha Thomson wed Robert Ash at Holy Trinity Church with a large attendance. Prospector Jim Welford and Larry Pulton arrived after two months away chasing auriferous patches in Meberic and Bombas ranges but found little to show.
Posters advertise a five day bazaar starting New Year’s Eve. State school pupils staged an annual carnival at Kim’s Hall last Saturday with a large crowd at the dance and contests for popular girl and other prizes. A full report is promised.
A tale unfolds with John Arnold seeking to persuade Mrs Winslade to depart with her daughter Jenny. He meets Jenny, now Mrs Winslade, and reminiscences clash with plans to steer family affairs away, as other characters debate loyalties and a distant Australian reunion.
M Tavish and M Pherson sit by the fire puffing on pipes with a wary eye on the end of the pipe to catch falling tobacco. M Pherson bleakly notes there is little pleasure in smoking after all, explaining that smoking one’s own tobacco costs time and money and smoking another’s leaves the pipe tight and hard to draw.
Snakes lack eyelids and never close their eyes. Their transparent eye scales shield the eye as they shed skin, protecting against twigs and grass while remaining clear enough for full vision.
Dalgety & Co Ltd in Geraldton announces continuation of appraisements at the centre and reception of consignments with liberal advances offered. Emphasizes ample warehousing, accurate weighing, prompt returns, and careful handling to protect woolgrowers’ interests in clips of any size.
The annual break up at the Priory College featured a beach picnic with Bishop and Rev. Father Scanlan, a student art exhibition, a tennis tournament won by Wattle led by Miss Molly Mitchell, and a prize distribution with detailed lists for classes and subjects. The Rev. Father praised progress and health, wishing a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
Fragmentary notice describes care and attention at WIQ Alene Fresh and Oral. Readable details mention service quality and staffing, but exact actions and dates are unclear. Further text needed for full card.
A garbled notice from Victoria District Veterinary Hospital lists contact details and scattered references to medicines and special arrangements for correspondence. The legible bits reference Walkay Sreeneogh, Wowatharra, and a price mention of 10 per cam, but most details are unclear.
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